I think there's more to this vote than meets the eye. There are groups coming out of the bushes pressing to add this/delete that. One example is an article I clipped.

Here in N. Fla. there has been a battle raging over a coal plant which the regular people support, but environmental groups have stalled repeatedly. Several times there have been attempts to modify the off-shore drilling issues; to no avail. Where are those refineries that are so badly needed? Where are the nuclear power plants? Most all of us want to pursue alternative sources of energy wherever they might be found, but a lot of the efforts are blocked by over zealous environmental groups. I believe that "necessity i...

I think there's more to this vote than meets the eye. There are groups coming out of the bushes pressing to add this/delete that. One example is an article I clipped.

Here in N. Fla. there has been a battle raging over a coal plant which the regular people support, but environmental groups have stalled repeatedly. Several times there have been attempts to modify the off-shore drilling issues; to no avail. Where are those refineries that are so badly needed? Where are the nuclear power plants? Most all of us want to pursue alternative sources of energy wherever they might be found, but a lot of the efforts are blocked by over zealous environmental groups. I believe that "necessity is the mother of invention" and given free rein, ingenuity will prevail. And frankly, I think the intrinsic dangers of many of the options have been minimized over the years. Much like the immigration issue, the citizens are being ignored to placate special interest groups on all sides.

Just my opinion.

This makes me so mad!! On this issue, those who voted against these measures should be ashamed of themselves.

Yes, because we know increasing taxes on the one commodity that affects everybody the most will fix everything. Funny, I didn't hear anyone say the Dems weaken our adoption of renewable energy when the reject Bush's proposals that include tax incentives for developement of new technologies (which dems rejects), or the Bush energy policy that reduces dependence on foriegn oil and supports develpment of nuclear energy..
This was nothing but a political bill that everyone knew would fail. It was designed to fail for political purposes.
The problem we have in this co...

This makes me so mad!! On this issue, those who voted against these measures should be ashamed of themselves.

Yes, because we know increasing taxes on the one commodity that affects everybody the most will fix everything. Funny, I didn't hear anyone say the Dems weaken our adoption of renewable energy when the reject Bush's proposals that include tax incentives for developement of new technologies (which dems rejects), or the Bush energy policy that reduces dependence on foriegn oil and supports develpment of nuclear energy..
This was nothing but a political bill that everyone knew would fail. It was designed to fail for political purposes.
The problem we have in this country is people placing their hate above what is good. It is better to blame Republicans and win elections than actually have a good bill.